Metaphor International School
A child day center in Falls Church, Virginia 22042
7000 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, Virginia 22042. (703) 712-7127.
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The short answer
- 10 deficiencies in the last three years
- Oct 212026 the latest visit on record
- 72 children, its licensed capacity
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean4
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
11 inspections on record, the latest on Oct 21, 2026.
10 violations cited in the last three years.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
10 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Apr 6, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection4 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“The center shall submit a request for an out of state central registry search (CRS) and sex offender search an employee prior to the first day of employment. Staff #1’s record indicated that she resided outside the state of Virginia within the last 5 years. The out of state CRS and sex offender search was not submitted to this date.”
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8VAC20-780-160-C
“The center must obtain a subsequent tuberculosis (TB) screening at least every two years from the date of the initial screening or testing. Staff #1 ‘s most recent TB screening was obtained more than two years ago.”
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8VAC20-780-560-F
The inspectors’ words, 98 words
“When centers choose to provide meals or snack, they must follow the most recent age appropriate nutritional requirements of the USDA Food Program. 1. On 4/6/26, milk was listed for brunch and afternoon meal on the menu. The center did not have any milk on site to serve the children. There was a bottle of a gallon of milk in the refrigerator which was expired. 2. The menu listed fresh fruit, yogurt, cookies and milk/water/tea for brunch. The children were observed eating apple slices with pretzel crisps. There was no yogurt or milk being served to the children.”
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8VAC20-790-600-F
“Staff who work directly with children are required to complete the department’s annual health and safety update course. Staff #1 and Staff #2 have not completed the 3 hour annual health and safety update course.”
Oct 20, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-80-A
“The center did not maintain for each group of children, written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs. 1. On this day the software platform used by the center was out of service. This platform is used to record daily attendance for children which could not be recorded due to the outage. 2. The center also did not have a written record of attendance for each child in care.”
Oct 15, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-210-A
“Program leaders shall be at least 18 years of age, have fulfilled a high school program completion or the equivalent, and meet the requirements as listed in the licensing regulations. 1. Staff # 1 stated that Staff # 3 and Staff # 5 were program leads in their respective classrooms. 2. Both staff had diplomas in another language and no other supporting documents to demonstrate they met the requirements for a program lead.”
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The Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course shall be completed within 90 calendar days of employment.
“Staff # 1 and Staff # 2 have been both employed at the center for over 90 days. Neither staff has completed the department’s preservice training.”
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Orientation training shall be appropriate to the age of the children in care and include all of the facility specific topics.
“Documentation of Staff # 1 and Staff # 2’s orientation showed that it did not include the following topics: abusive head trauma, sudden infant death syndrome, shaken baby syndrome, use of safe sleep practices and procedures to cope with crying babies or distraught children.”
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Children under 10 years of age always shall be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff.
The inspectors’ words, 136 words
“1. At approximately 10:30 am, Child # 1 from Staff # 3’s classroom (4-5 year old) was seen using the bathroom located in the main hallway of the center. 2. Child # 1 was alone in the bathroom with no staff supervising. Staff # 3 was in her classroom with the rest of the children. 3. At approximately 11:35 am, Staff # 4 had taken 7 children (4-5 yr. old) to the bathroom located in the main hallway of the center. 4. Staff # 4 had left three children in the classroom alone and unsupervised. The classroom is not within sight of the bathroom. 5. Additionally, children from Staff # 4’s classroom were observed leaving the classroom and going back and forth from the classroom to the bathroom to wash their art cups without any supervision.”
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Staff records with complete information shall be kept for each staff person.
“Staff # 1 and Staff # 2’s records were missing the date of employment.”
May 4, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.035-B-4
The inspectors’ words, 135 words
“Based on review of staff records, 3 out of 6 records, the applicant did not authorize the center to obtain a copy of the results of a search of the child abuse and neglect registry from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Evidence: 1. Staff #1 (date of employment 8/14/2013) central registry results expired on 1/25/203. The results of a search of the child abuse and neglect registry were not obtained for Virginia (VA). 2. Staff #2 (date of employment 11/23/2017) central registry results expired on 1/25/203. The results of a search of the child abuse and neglect registry were not obtained for Virginia (VA). 3. Staff #4 (date of employment 2/2009) central registry results expired 10/25/2022 for Virginia (VA) and out-of-state central registry 4/09/2023 for Maryland (MD).”
Apr 29, 2022: inspection6 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Based on staff record review, the center did not obtain documentation of criminal history records prior to the 1st day of employment for staff. Evidence: Staff #5 (date of hire 1/25/2022) had criminal history records dated 2/3/2022.”
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“Based on staff record review, the center did not have documentation of out of state child abuse and neglect results. Evidence: Staff #2 did not have documentation of out of state (MD) child abuse and neglect results during inspection. Staff #5 did not have documentation of out of state (MD) child abuse and neglect results during inspection.”
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22VAC40-185-160-A
“Based on staff record review, documentation of the TB screening was not submitted at the time of employment. Evidence: Staff #3 (date of hire 02/07/2022) had a TB test dated 02/22/2022 during the inspection.”
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22VAC40-185-160-C
“Based on staff record review, the center did not have TB screenings at least every two years from the date of the initial screening or testing. Evidence: Staff #7 had a TB test dated 3/11/2020 (Expired 3/11/2022) on file during the inspection.”
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22VAC40-185-60-A
“Based on child record review, the center did not have documentation of viewing proof of the child’s identity. Evidence: Child #3 did not have documentation of a signature verifying viewing proof of the child’s identity during the inspection. Child #4 did not have documentation of a signature verifying viewing proof of the child’s identity during the inspection.”
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8Vac20-780-70 (2)
“Based on staff record review, the center did not have documentation that two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment. Evidence: Staff #5 (date of hire 1/25/2022) only had documentation of one reference during the inspection.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Oct 20, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 20, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 12, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Apr 29, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 4, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Inspection | 6 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires May 1, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 2 years - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 72 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Has Virginia acted against it?
- 0 complaint inspections on record.
- No complaint allegations published with findings.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations and Search for Child Day Care: each complaint’s page, with its allegations and findings. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who does the caring?
- Virginia doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Virginia’s search doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Virginia’s search doesn’t show a quality rating.
How does it compare nearby?
- Comparisons appear once all of Fairfax County’s providers are read.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
What the record doesn’t say
- Virginia doesn’t grade how serious a violation is, so no severity is shown.
- Virginia publishes a complaint’s allegations and findings only when its inspection found a violation and the records are linked.
- Virginia doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
- A plan of correction sent late, or not at all, isn’t online: Virginia says to ask the inspector.
- Virginia’s pages show about the last five years of inspections; for older ones, Virginia says to contact the licensing inspector.
- Virginia says this information may not be accurate, up to date or complete, and shouldn’t be the only source in choosing care.
Sources
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Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly. No open licence; Virginia allows non-commercial use, so Care Ledger shows it free.
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Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly. No open licence; Virginia allows non-commercial use, so Care Ledger shows it free.
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Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each complaint’s page, with its allegations and findings.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly. No open licence; Virginia allows non-commercial use, so Care Ledger shows it free.
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This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
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